Characteristics of Citation of Book by Single Author: 1st- Author's Name. 2nd- Title of the Book. 3rd- Publication Information.
*Ex. Smith, Daniel. Our Crazy World: Consequences of Global Warming. New York: Farrar, 2002.
*Author's Name- Reverse the author's name for alphabetizing with a comma after the last name. - Never abbreviate, but omit titles/ affiliations/ and degrees that follow names.
*When writing titles, write out the full title of the book, including any subtitle, as given on the title page of the selected book. - Write the subtitle after a colon unless the title ends in a question mark, exclamation mark, or a dash. - Place a period after the title unless it is otherwise punctuated.
*Underline entire title except for the period at the end. - You may italicize as long as you remain consistent with your choice.
*Publication information: include city of publication, publisher's name, and year of publication. - This information is found directly in the book. - Any information not given on the title page can usually be found on the copyright page. - If several cities are listed, use the first one, and for cities outside of US, include abbreviation of country name.
2. A Book by Two or More Authors
To cite a book with multiple authors, give the names of the authors in the order on the title page.
*Ex. Eggins, Suzanne, and Diana Slade. Analyzing Casual Conversation. London: Cassell, 1997.
3. An Anthology
An anthology is a book that contains related works from many different authors.
*When citing an anthology that was edited by someone on the title page, write the name of the editor with a comma and the abbreviated form of editor, "ed." -If a person serves as multiple functions such as being an editor and a translator, give both roles in their order of appearance.
*Ex.Lopate, Phillip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1994.
4. Specific Work Within an Anthology
To cite a specific work in an anthology you need to add the following information: specific author's name, specific title of the work, and the page numbers containing the work.
*Ex. Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. Ed. Phillip Lopate. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1994. 83-88.
Practice Exercises!
Below are some questions to test your knowledge of citations referring to books. Read the question and After you attempt to answer the question, use your mouse to highlight between the parentheses to reveal the correct answer.
1. When citing a regular book, which 3 main components should be included?
(Author's Name, Title of the Book, and Publication Information)
2. T or F? When writing names in a citation, all names should be reversed.
(False)
3. Which 3 things should be added to a citation referring to the publication?
(city of publication, publisher's name, and year of publication)
4. Fill in the Blank: An anthology is a book that contains_ (related works from many different authors) 5. Fill in the Blank: Instead of an author shown for a whole anthology, you may see an _ which is abbreviated to "ed."
(editor)
6. T or F? You should omit all titles, affiliations, and degrees when writing a name in a citation.
(True)
7. Fill in the Blank: When writing a title that contains a subtitle, always insert a _ between the title and subtitle.
(colon)
8. Multiple Choice: The information that is included in a citation can be found on the or the page. Front-Back, Title,Copyright. (Title, Copyright) 9. Multiple Choice: When multiple cities are given on the copyright page, you should choose the _ one for your citation
First, Last, Third, Pick whichever one you want to.
(First)
10. T or F? If a city of publication is outside of the United States, you should add the abbreviation for the name of the country where the city is located.
(True)
Citing Books:
1. A Book by a Single Author
- Characteristics of Citation of Book by Single Author: 1st- Author's Name. 2nd- Title of the Book. 3rd- Publication Information.
*Ex. Smith, Daniel. Our Crazy World: Consequences of Global Warming. New York: Farrar, 2002.*Author's Name- Reverse the author's name for alphabetizing with a comma after the last name.
- Never abbreviate, but omit titles/ affiliations/ and degrees that follow names.
*When writing titles, write out the full title of the book, including any subtitle, as given on the title page of the selected book.
- Write the subtitle after a colon unless the title ends in a question mark, exclamation mark, or a dash.
- Place a period after the title unless it is otherwise punctuated.
*Underline entire title except for the period at the end.
- You may italicize as long as you remain consistent with your choice.
*Publication information: include city of publication, publisher's name, and year of publication.
- This information is found directly in the book.
- Any information not given on the title page can usually be found on the copyright page.
- If several cities are listed, use the first one, and for cities outside of US, include abbreviation of country name.
2. A Book by Two or More Authors
- To cite a book with multiple authors, give the names of the authors in the order on the title page.
*Ex. Eggins, Suzanne, and Diana Slade. Analyzing Casual Conversation. London: Cassell, 1997.3. An Anthology
- An anthology is a book that contains related works from many different authors.
*When citing an anthology that was edited by someone on the title page, write the name of the editor with a comma and the abbreviated form of editor, "ed."-If a person serves as multiple functions such as being an editor and a translator, give both roles in their order of appearance.
*Ex.Lopate, Phillip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1994.
4. Specific Work Within an Anthology
- To cite a specific work in an anthology you need to add the following information: specific author's name, specific title of the work, and the page numbers containing the work.
*Ex. Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. Ed. Phillip Lopate. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1994. 83-88.Practice Exercises!
Below are some questions to test your knowledge of citations referring to books. Read the question and After you attempt to answer the question, use your mouse to highlight between the parentheses to reveal the correct answer.
1. When citing a regular book, which 3 main components should be included?
(Author's Name, Title of the Book, and Publication Information)
2. T or F? When writing names in a citation, all names should be reversed.
(False)
3. Which 3 things should be added to a citation referring to the publication?
(city of publication, publisher's name, and year of publication)
4. Fill in the Blank: An anthology is a book that contains_
(related works from many different authors)
5. Fill in the Blank: Instead of an author shown for a whole anthology, you may see an _ which is abbreviated to "ed."
(editor)
6. T or F? You should omit all titles, affiliations, and degrees when writing a name in a citation.
(True)
7. Fill in the Blank: When writing a title that contains a subtitle, always insert a _ between the title and subtitle.
(colon)
8. Multiple Choice: The information that is included in a citation can be found on the or the page. Front-Back, Title,Copyright.
(Title, Copyright)
9. Multiple Choice: When multiple cities are given on the copyright page, you should choose the _ one for your citation
First, Last, Third, Pick whichever one you want to.
(First)
10. T or F? If a city of publication is outside of the United States, you should add the abbreviation for the name of the country where the city is located.
(True)